HR 4284 United States House · 119th Congress

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act

Summary

Small Cemetery Conveyance Act This bill authorizes the Forest Service to convey, without a payment or exchange in land, a cemetery to a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or certain community land grant that has a bona fide interest or historic claim to the cemetery. This authorization applies to up to 40 acres of land that was used, or previously used, as a cemetery, including up to 1 acre adjacent to the land used as a cemetery. The conveyed land must continue to be used as a cemetery. If it is not used for that purpose, the Forest Service may revert the land and any improvements back to the United States. The Forest Service may waive certain conveyance costs upon the demonstrated need of a state government, local government, Indian tribe, or community land grant.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jul 2, 2025 Last action Mar 17, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 1 edit · Mar 16, 2026

MINOR

This is a minor punctuation correction in HR 4284 between the introduced and engrossed versions. A period at the end of paragraph (2) in section 2(a) was replaced with a semicolon followed by 'and' to properly continue a list structure. No substantive policy changes were made.

TECHNICAL

In section 2(a)(B), the period at the end of paragraph (2) was changed to a semicolon and 'and', correcting the punctuation to properly connect list items within the amendment instructions.

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How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 17, 2026

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2510)

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Committee on Agriculture discharged.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-454, Part I.

lower

Dec 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Dec 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

lower

Sep 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Hearings Held

lower

Sep 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

lower

Jul 2, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

lower

Jul 2, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor